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Where does “малолетство” come from?

малолетство (Russian) comes from Russian малолетний, from Russian ма́лый, from Old East Slavic малъ, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

малолетство (Russian): childhood, infancy

Definitions

  1. childhood, infancy

Ancestry of “малолетство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалолетнийjuvenile, underage, minor; juvenile, minor
2Russianма́лыйlittle, not much; small
3Old East Slavicмалъ—
4Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →